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An Entertainment Weekly's Best Book of Fall

“Equal parts lush Gothic mystery and delicately wrought 1920s domestic drama. . . . a riveting exploration of the unknowable―whether it’s ghosts, spirits, or the people we love most.”―Tara Isabella Burton, author of The World Cannot Give

In 1920s Edinburgh, Scotland, Evelyn Hazard…

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In a world devastated by World War I and the Spanish Flu, spiritualism has found its place. People want closure for people who have died so suddenly. When Evelyn finds out that her husband says he can hear messages from the dead is skeptical. When he becomes a celebrity in their community she is attracted to the country house parties and all the new upper-class acquaintances. As she begins to question if her husband is telling the truth she is afraid he will find out a secret of hers that she has never told him.
The setting in early 20th…

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